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11/27/19 - Samuel Akem, rSr/2022, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Wide Receiver Samuel Akem, Junior, Montana,...Akem was on pace for a 1,000-yard season before missing the final two games of the regular season due to injury with 848 total receiving yards – still the fourth-most in the conference. The junior also hauled in 59 catches, the fourth-most per-game in the conference. With 1,934 career yards and one year left to play, Akem is poised to become one of the top receivers in program history, currently sitting at No. 17 on UM's all-time list. - Montana Football

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WR Samuel Akem, Montana
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11/27/19 - Jesse Sims, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DT Jesse Sims, Senior, Montana,...Sims, the #37 legacy jersey bearer, led Montana's defensive line from the front as the Grizzlies' seventh-leading tackler with 46 stops, 4.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble. - Montana Football

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DT Jesse Sims, Montana
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11/27/19 - Cy Sirmon, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Line Cy Sirmon, Senior, Montana,...With Montana's offense averaging 150.2 rushing yards-per-game, Cy Sirmon and Conlan Beaver were big contributors to UM's improved ground game in 2019. Sirmon took over the starting center duties as a senior after playing four different positions in his career. Beaver has been a staple at left tackle since arriving in Missoula, 31 appearances and 22 starts. - Montana Football

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C Cy Sirmon, Montana
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11/27/19 - Conlan Beaver, rSr/2022, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Line Conlan Beaver, Junior, Montana,...With Montana's offense averaging 150.2 rushing yards-per-game, Cy Sirmon and Conlan Beaver were big contributors to UM's improved ground game in 2019. Sirmon took over the starting center duties as a senior after playing four different positions in his career. Beaver has been a staple at left tackle since arriving in Missoula, 31 appearances and 22 starts. - Montana Football

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OT Conlan Beaver, Montana
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11/27/19 - Marcus Knight, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Running Back Marcus Knight, Sophomore, Montana,...In his first year at Montana, Knight has not only solidified the Grizzly ground game, he's put together one of the best single-season rushing efforts in program history with a Big-Sky best 21 touchdowns to earn the league's Newcomer of the Year award. With 930 yards rushing, Knight is one the cusp of becoming the first Grizzly to rush for over 1000 yards in a season since Jordan Canada ran for 1,207 in 2014.

Only the great Chase Reynolds has scored more points or ran for more touchdowns in a season than Knight in his first year as a Grizzly. Since arriving at UM from Citrus College in the spring, he's rushed for 20 TDs, needing just two more to break Reynolds' single-season record of 22 he set in both 2008 and 2009. With one receiving TD added to his tally, Knight again follows only Reynolds in the Montana record book for total touchdowns in a season, chasing his 2008 total of 23 and his 2009 total of 24, and with 126, only Reynolds has scored more points than Knight in a season as well. - Montana Football

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RB Marcus Knight, Montana
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11/27/19 - Angel Villanueva, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Line Angel Villanueva, Senior, Montana,...Villanueva battled injury all season to become a vital part of Montana's improved offensive line. - Montana Football

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OG Angel Villanueva, Montana
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11/27/19 - Josh Sandry, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Defensive Back Josh Sandry, Senior, Montana,...Sandry was a key component of UM's defensive backfield with eight passes defended this season, one of the top-20 totals in the league. The Bigfork native was the team's sixth-leading tackler with 47 stops, 5.5 TFLs, one sack, one interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. - Montana Football

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SS Josh Sandry, Montana
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11/27/19 - Dalton Sneed, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Quarterback Dalton Sneed, Montana,...Sophomore running back Marcus Knight also won a marquee individual award as the league's Newcomer of the Year, and 12 total Grizzlies earned All-Big Sky honors, including four first-team selections. Olson was also the only unanimous first-team defensive All-Big Sky selection in the league, earning a spot on the team for a second-straight season. Gutsy quarterback Dalton Sneed also received an All-Big Sky honorable mention. - Montana Football

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QB Dalton Sneed, Montana
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11/26/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 BIG SKY CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Dante Olson, LB, Montana,...Montana's Dante Olson was named the league's co-defensive player of the year honoree. The senior linebacker leads the FCS in tackles with 151, while his average of 12.6 tackles per game ranks second. The Buck Buchanan Award finalist has 9.5 tackles for a loss of 37 yards and is an instrumental part of a Griz defense that has held opponents to an average of 135.1 rushing yards per game. Olson is the first Grizzly since 2014 to take home top defensive honors. - Big Sky Football

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ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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11/26/19 - Marcus Knight, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

2019 BIG SKY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Marcus Knight, RB, Montana,...Running back Marcus Knight was named the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, after accounting for 930 rushing yards in his first season at Montana. He's averaging 77.5 yards per game and leads the Big Sky with 20 rushing touchdowns. Knight has a season-best 148 rushing yards and exploded for six multi-touchdown games in 2019. The newcomer also registered 239 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. His rushing and receiving yards have him at a total of 1,169 all-purpose yards for the regular season. It's the second straight year a Griz player has won the newcomer of the year award. - Big Sky Football

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RB Marcus Knight, Montana
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11/24/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

The Montana Grizzlies officially returned to the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2015 on Sunday with the FCS Selection Committee seeding UM at No. 6 to give the Griz a first-round bye. Montana (9-3, 6-2 BSC) will now host a second-round matchup against the winner of the Southeast Louisiana (7-4) vs Villanova (9-3) first round-game on Dec. 7 in Missoula. Kickoff for the second-round contest at Washington-Grizzly Stadium is set for 1 p.m. The game will be streamed nationwide on ESPN 3. The selection extends Montana's FCS record playoff appearance total to 24 seasons.

Montana is one of four teams from the Big Sky Conference to earn a seed in the FCS Playoffs, with conference co-champion Weber State earning the third seed, Sacramento State taking the fourth seed, and Montana State earing the fifth seed. Should Montana win its second-round contest against Southeast Louisiana or Villanova, the Grizzlies will advance in the bracket to face the winner of Weber State's second round game. Wofford and Kennesaw State will face off in the first round, with the winner traveling to Ogden, Utah, on Dec. 7 to face Weber State in the second round. - Montana Football

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ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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11/18/19 - Jace Lewis, rSr/2022, Montana + More +

NOV 18 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Griz linebacker Jace Lewis was instrumental in holding down Weber State's run game. Lewis and the rest of the Montana defense held the Wildcats to 69 yards on the ground and an average of 1.9 yards per carry. The junior tallied a game-high 16 tackles, including seven solo with a tackle for loss. Others Nominated, Defense: Marcus Hawkins, SAC; Jerone Jackson, UNC; Bishop Jones, SUU; Brayden Konkol, MSU; Jim Townsend, EWU. - Big Sky Conference Football

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ILB Jace Lewis, Montana
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11/16/19 - Dalton Sneed, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

A big game turned into a big win for the Montana Grizzlies, who rode three touchdown passes from Dalton Sneed to a 35-16 win over Weber State on Saturday. Sneed, a senior quarterback, hooked up with junior receiver Samori Toure for all three touchdowns as the Grizzlies (9-2, 6-1 in the Big Sky Conference) handled the showdown between two top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision. Toure had eight catches for a career-high 193 yards. His first touchdown, covering 10 yards, gave Montana the lead for good at 7-0 at 11:24 of the first quarter. The Grizzlies, ranked No. 5 in the STATS/FCS poll, scored four plays after partially blocking a punt.

Before the quarter ended Toure took a short slant pass 79 yards for a touchdown and a 14-3 lead. "I thought the entire team took to heart that we had a big game this weekend," Montana coach Bobby Hauck said. "And I thought the preparation was such that we were going to be tough to beat. Then we came out and played well and took care of business in a big, big way." On the Grizzlies' opening possession of the second half Toure scored on a 59-yard slant pass to make it 28-3. "It was just really a lot of film study, to be honest," said Toure, who has seen more passes while teammate Sammy Akem has been sidelined. "We noticed in previous games that's where they were kind of susceptible, and we just took advantage of it." Weber State (8-3, 6-1) ruled time of possession in the first half and intercepted Sneed twice in the second. Yet the Wildcats managed only a 32-yard Trey Tuttle field goal until backup Kaden Jenks threw two fourth-quarter TD passes. - AP College Football

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QB Dalton Sneed, Montana
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11/09/19 - Dalton Sneed, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

After three first-quarter turnovers the Montana Grizzlies felt the need for Sneed. Senior quarterback Dalton Sneed came off the bench and threw for 241 yards and a touchdown to push the Montana Grizzlies past the Idaho Vandals 42-17 Saturday. Sophomore Marcus Knight added three short touchdown runs as Montana once again rallied and improved to 8-2 overall, 5-1 in the Big Sky Conference. Sneed, out since an ankle injury suffered at Sacramento State on Oct. 19, relieved starter Cam Humphrey in the second quarter with Idaho ahead 10-0. He led two touchdown drives in both the second and third quarters as the Grizzlies took command.

His 16-yard pass to running back Nick Ostmo on a third-and-7 signaled a momentum switch after Idaho had driven 97 yards for its first touchdown. Ostmo, a freshman, ran 7 yards for his first collegiate touchdown to cut the gap to 10-7. Sneed's 44-yard strike to Samori Toure put Montana, ranked No. 6 in the STATS FCS poll, up 14-10 with 1:20 left in the first half. Toure had nine catches for 129 yards. "Dalton wanted to play a week ago and we didn't feel he was ready," Montana coach Bobby Hauck said. "He didn't practice on Tuesday, so I felt it was Cam's game to start. Cam had played well and we were very confident in him. But we did have a plan to play Dalton today." Sneed came in after Humphrey sandwiched two interceptions around a fumble by Knight -- all in the first quarter. - AP College Football

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QB Dalton Sneed, Montana
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10/30/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

Three seniors from FCS schools were named Wednesday among the 12 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Eastern Washington center Spencer Blackburn, Montana linebacker Dante Olson and Cornell safety Jelani Taylor were chosen out of 185 semifinalists from NCAA Division I, II and III programs as well as NAIA members.

The Campbell Trophy, known as the "Academic Heisman," and awarded by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, is named in honor of the former player and head coach at Columbia University. A candidate must be a senior or graduate student in his final season of eligibility and have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. He also must have outstanding football ability and display strong leadership and citizenship. Each finalist receives an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. The overall winner will be announced Dec. 10 at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York and will have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000. - AP College Football

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